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1) How to I determine if my Lenovo Yoga Tablet YT3-850L (LTE data only) has a REGION CODE?
2) How to I determine WHAT that code IS, if not evident in the answer to the above?
3) Is it possible to CHANGE a REGION CODE on an as-yet NOT ROOTED device? If so, how?
4) Might it be useful to change the REGION CODE?
5) Might changing the REGION CODE be a "Bad Idea?"
6) Is it likely that the SAME ROM will behave DIFFERENTLY on the SAME DEVICE if the REGION CODE is changed? (I know this can kill OTA updates on non-rooted devices)
CONTEXT: I have a Lenovo Yoga 3 Tablet YT3-850L. This is the SIM-equipped LTE data only version, no phone. My research indicates that this tablet was issued in THREE (3) versions: F (WiFi only), L (WiFi + LTE) & M (WiFi, LTE, Voice). However, there are only TWO ROMs for these THREE devices, and only TWO source codes: one for F and another one for L/M. Some have reported flashing the M ROM onto an F tablet, with the result being the appearance of a non-functional PHONE app. I am hoping that flashing the M ROM onto my L tablet would give me a functional phone in addition to the LTE data. There really is no separate L ROM. Reports elsewhere suggest that there are NO HARDWARE differences between the L/M devices.
So, I am guessing here, but think that the REGION CODE is the key to determining whether the (ostensibly) SAME HARDWARE functions as L or as M. Some countries (i.e., Russia, Czech Republic) offer M, but others offer L. I can't determine if BOTH L & M versions are marketed in the SAME country. I'm in the US, and my device is from a country which appears to offer only the L version. The marketing difference seems to be based on REGULATORY APPROVAL, best as I can tell. So, if Lenovo doesn't go to the considerable bother to get FCC or EU approval for the M device, it's just offered as an L.
I'm cautioned that flashing a ROM which is not in sync with the REGION CODE of the device is asking for trouble. Not sure that warning is a concern in my case; I DID change ROMs on my Samsung SM-T325 from one region to another w/o any issues, and AFAIK, the device thinks it's now a UK device. But it works anywhere. But, others say that having a ROM-Region Code mismatch can cause problems, including bricking the device.
So, can anyone tell me what I should consider( aside from reckless experimentation) with my YT3-850L regarding flashing the M ROM onto my L device in an effort to turn it into an M model? I can't find that my LTE-only L model even HAS a REGION CODE. That may be because it is hidden, or AFAIK, REGION CODES are only issued to PHONES, which the L model is NOT (though the M is). One thread suggested to be ready to SUPPLY the appropriate REGION CODE when flashing a ROM from another region. Here again, I don't know what to expect.
I'd appreciate any suggestions and especially specific guidance, links, etc. Theories may be useful, but experience with this obviously is preferred. Hope someone is interested AND knowledgeable in the area. Many thanks.
Code to change region
SM-T325 LTE said:
1) How to I determine if my Lenovo Yoga Tablet YT3-850L (LTE data only) has a REGION CODE?
2) How to I determine WHAT that code IS, if not evident in the answer to the above?
3) Is it possible to CHANGE a REGION CODE on an as-yet NOT ROOTED device? If so, how?
4) Might it be useful to change the REGION CODE?
5) Might changing the REGION CODE be a "Bad Idea?"
6) Is it likely that the SAME ROM will behave DIFFERENTLY on the SAME DEVICE if the REGION CODE is changed? (I know this can kill OTA updates on non-rooted devices)
CONTEXT: I have a Lenovo Yoga 3 Tablet YT3-850L. This is the SIM-equipped LTE data only version, no phone. My research indicates that this tablet was issued in THREE (3) versions: F (WiFi only), L (WiFi + LTE) & M (WiFi, LTE, Voice). However, there are only TWO ROMs for these THREE devices, and only TWO source codes: one for F and another one for L/M. Some have reported flashing the M ROM onto an F tablet, with the result being the appearance of a non-functional PHONE app. I am hoping that flashing the M ROM onto my L tablet would give me a functional phone in addition to the LTE data. There really is no separate L ROM. Reports elsewhere suggest that there are NO HARDWARE differences between the L/M devices.
So, I am guessing here, but think that the REGION CODE is the key to determining whether the (ostensibly) SAME HARDWARE functions as L or as M. Some countries (i.e., Russia, Czech Republic) offer M, but others offer L. I can't determine if BOTH L & M versions are marketed in the SAME country. I'm in the US, and my device is from a country which appears to offer only the L version. The marketing difference seems to be based on REGULATORY APPROVAL, best as I can tell. So, if Lenovo doesn't go to the considerable bother to get FCC or EU approval for the M device, it's just offered as an L.
I'm cautioned that flashing a ROM which is not in sync with the REGION CODE of the device is asking for trouble. Not sure that warning is a concern in my case; I DID change ROMs on my Samsung SM-T325 from one region to another w/o any issues, and AFAIK, the device thinks it's now a UK device. But it works anywhere. But, others say that having a ROM-Region Code mismatch can cause problems, including bricking the device.
So, can anyone tell me what I should consider( aside from reckless experimentation) with my YT3-850L regarding flashing the M ROM onto my L device in an effort to turn it into an M model? I can't find that my LTE-only L model even HAS a REGION CODE. That may be because it is hidden, or AFAIK, REGION CODES are only issued to PHONES, which the L model is NOT (though the M is). One thread suggested to be ready to SUPPLY the appropriate REGION CODE when flashing a ROM from another region. Here again, I don't know what to expect.
I'd appreciate any suggestions and especially specific guidance, links, etc. Theories may be useful, but experience with this obviously is preferred. Hope someone is interested AND knowledgeable in the area. Many thanks.
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Code to changing modem region is ####682#
You need to go to CONTACTS, click SEARCH icon, when searching for contacts enter ####682#, there will be Your actual region at top of screen, below You can change region, system will reboot after, don't know what will happen with Your actual data, I made it after unbricking YT3-850L without any installed apps/data.
As for changing "L" to "M" I made it and my Yoga has been bricked (lost EFS, NVRam, IMEI, WIFI Mac, BT Mac, GPSID etc.), someone helped me unbricking this device, so if I were You i would BACKUP ALL DATA including .QCN file (NVram).
Regards.
A week into January and there is no information from Telstra about anything to do with its G5.
So i figured I'd ask here if there is anything that can be done to it (Custom Recovery, kdz flashing, etc).
I'm a little confused with the software version as mine displays 505 rather than a region code.
I can't help out.. But I can confirm I'm in the same boat, same '505' software version, bought it outright and unlocked from telstra.. Yet I'm sitting here waiting for the update that LG no doubt worked tirelessly to push..
My question is can we just flash the european H850 kdz over the H850K? as they both have identical hardware specs.. So far as i can tell the branding is the only difference?
If anyone checks this with a different model letter I'd be curious if AIDA64 or another system information tool recognizes the letter variant, as AIDA64 only mentions H850.
Incase you haven't seen this forum yet, if you skip down to posts made in december 2016 onwards, there are plenty of people asking similar questions, seems anyone having bought a G5 from Optus actually has the H850 (non-k) variant.
forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2486011
..got the prompt today.
Currently downloading nougat for the H850K
i think it has to be H805 European model, our 805 Australian model can't do anything.
For purpose of unlocking BL/Rooting/TWRP/CustomRom....which model would you recommend and why? Has one ease of these steps over the other?
Asking cos I'm new to LG, from Sammy Notes
jayinc11 said:
For purpose of unlocking BL/Rooting/TWRP/CustomRom....which model would you recommend and why? Has one ease of these steps over the other?
Asking cos I'm new to LG, from Sammy Notes
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I'll go with the US997 since its officially supported for BL unlock. :good: although the H872 can be unlocked too. :good:
cheeze.keyk said:
I'll go with the US997 since its officially supported for BL unlock. :good: although the H872 can be unlocked too. :good:
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I agree. Only I really suggest staying away from the H872 - if only because it's a pain in the ass to root correctly and you run the risk of accidentally loosing your LAF partition (download mode) making it next to impossible to KDZ back to a stock image later. US997 is much more straightforward.
Sobek5150 said:
I agree. Only I really suggest staying away from the H872 - if only because it's a pain in the ass to root correctly and you run the risk of accidentally loosing your LAF partition (download mode) making it next to impossible to KDZ back to a stock image later. US997 is much more straightforward.
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totally agree with this. :good:
And staying away would also include the US Cellular version, yes? Not the same hootie, right?
cheeze.keyk said:
totally agree with this. :good:
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cheeze.keyk said:
I'll go with the US997 since its officially supported for BL unlock. :good: although the H872 can be unlocked too. :good:
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I came across a phone seller says it's a us997. Only more info he has given is LGUS997AUSAPL, GSM, nothing else.
Guys with that is there a way to know if this is the unlocked us997 and not the US cellular nor the Amazon version.
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I came across a phone seller says it's a us997. Only more info he has given is LGUS997AUSAPL, GSM, nothing else.
Guys with that is there a way to know if this is the unlocked us997 and not the US cellular nor the Amazon version.
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This is the model of the (correct) 997 at best buy: Model:LGUS997.AUSABK SKU:5870305
That's the one I have, but the phone itself says only: On my phone it says just US997BK
I'd suggest asking them to run the imei number on this website: http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
All you need to know from the results is (one the esn is clean, of course) what the Buyer Code / Buyer name is - it will either be USA or AMZ (AMAZON).
They should be able to do that for you, you'd think.
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This is the model of the (correct) 997 at best buy: Model:LGUS997.AUSABK SKU:5870305
That's the one I have, but the phone itself says only: On my phone it says just US997BK
I'd suggest asking them to run the imei number on this website: http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
All you need to know from the results is (one the esn is clean, of course) what the Buyer Code / Buyer name is - it will either be USA or AMZ (AMAZON).
They should be able to do that for you, you'd think.
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Owner sent me this below. I just need to confirm that some US Cellular devices don't necessarily have a letter at the end of 997, such as this one, and that they are NOT the BL unlockable units, correct? That this is clearly a cdma unit, correct?
Brand: LG
Phone model: G6 US997
Serial number: 708KPGS0077615
Product model: LGUS997
Manufacture date: August 18, 2017
Shipped from factory: September 01, 2017
Estimated phone age: 1 year(s) 2 month(s) 3 week(s) 5 day(s)
Buyer code: UCL
Buyer name: U.S. Cellular
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Owner sent me this below. I just need to confirm that some US Cellular devices don't necessarily have a letter at the end of 997, such as this one, and that they are NOT the BL unlockable units, correct? That this is clearly a cdma unit, correct?
Brand: LG
Phone model: G6 US997
Serial number: 708KPGS0077615
Product model: LGUS997
Manufacture date: August 18, 2017
Shipped from factory: September 01, 2017
Estimated phone age: 1 year(s) 2 month(s) 3 week(s) 5 day(s)
Buyer code: UCL
Buyer name: U.S. Cellular
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That device does not allow for bootloader unlock. Only the 997 purchased by buyer USA is bootloader unlock.
Is it cdma? Not sure there, I'd check the LG website to verify that. I had an Amazon one that was cdma, but I'm pretty sure the ones for t-mo are gsm only. US Cellular? I have no idea..
I have a Tracfone A10e (SM-S102DL) I got from Walmart..
I'm looking to Flash the Rom to SM-A102U..
I haven't attempted it yet..
All the Specifications are the same as the other Carrier Phones, but different Model Numbers, and the Tracfone Version is Cheaper..
Is this possible?
I'm thinking the BootLoader won't Allow it..
If the BootLoader won't allow it, can the BootLoader be ReProgramed?
Are the Chips in the Phone the same as the other Carriers/Models?
I've seen some Roms I can Download, (on a website I don't know of I should mention),
that are labeled TFO, TFV, TFN, TFA for the SM-S102DL Version..
I know the TF stands for Tracfone, but what does the other ending letters mean?
I'm just collecting some info
What are all of the different models for the OnePlus Nord N200 5G?
The codename of the device is "dre".
DE2118 is the T-Mobile model when you buy through them (or Metro, I think).
I think DE2117 is the unlocked USA model? I'm not completely sure what the difference is between it and the DE2118.
DE17AA is apparently the global unlocked model.
Are there other models?
I also found DE18CB, which is apparently T-Mobile.
I'm confused if maybe this is actually an OS version number instead of a model number, but my phone clearly calls it a "Model" ID.
DE2117 is OEM unlocked USA. It's SIM unlocked / carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked.
DE2118 is SIM locked / carrier locked to T-mobile or Metro-by-T-mobile. Some have reported that a DE2118 purchased from T-mobile or Metro also accepts Mint mobile (without needing to SIM unlock). It's possible they may also accept other MVNOs that use the T-Mobile network.
DE2118 is bootloader locked, "OEM unlocking" is off and greyed-out, not toggle-able. It becomes an option after the phone is SIM unlocked. Many have also been able to enable OEM unlocking with a bypass, using adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.qualcomm.qti.uim which a debloater script will also do for you. OnePlus might "fix" this loophole at some point. But if they do we can probably reverse it by downgrading.
I understand the DE2118 you get from either T-mobile or Metro loads the appropriate branded apps based on which SIM it first sees.
The different models are also listed in this guide Full convert Tmobile/MetroPCS to US OEM with Fastboot Enhance GUI Tool for dummies
dre is the general device codename, but you may also see dre9 (DE2117) or dre8t (DE2118).
Some may mistakenly refer to it as "holi" because that's seen in the bootloader menu, holi is just the codename for the Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 platform. [1] [2]
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I also found DE18CB, which is apparently T-Mobile.
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I believe DE18CB is just from the build number. You have that actually in the Model field? Here's a picture of it in the build number, with in the Model field showing DE2118.
Lots of extremely helpful hints. I already knew most of them from reading today, but thanks!
That notes daboross/oneplus_dre8t_dre9_holi_notes link was perfect. That's what I was assembling for myself.
blueberry.sky said:
Some may mistakenly refer to it as "holi" because that's seen in the bootloader menu, holi is just the codename for the Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 platform
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Ahha! Now that's new to me. I had seen it in fastboot and was wondering about it. Thanks!
Further reading seems to confirm my previous assumption that there are only three models, but sometimes people are refering to software versions in the model numbers, which might just be part of the file names for those releases/recoveries.
I've seen the "DE17AA" model also referred to as "DE2117AA". I don't know which is true or what the best nomenclature is, since I don't actually have one of these international unlocked models.
"DE17AA" I believe is just from software build numbers. And not a model number. DE17AA seems to be in the build numbers intended for the DE2117 model. Whereas DE18CB is in build numbers intended for the DE2118 model.
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angry_goldfish said:
I also found DE18CB, which is apparently T-Mobile.
I'm confused if maybe this is actually an OS version number instead of a model number, but my phone clearly calls it a "Model" ID.
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This is simply a OS version number. This is simply the T-Mobile model. I have the DE2118, but converted it to the DE2117.
Sprunglicious said:
This is simply a OS version number. This is simply the T-Mobile model. I have the DE2118, but converted it to the DE2117.
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How do you convert DE2118 to DE2117
Tranken587 said:
How do you convert DE2118 to DE2117
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Full convert Tmobile/MetroPCS to US OEM with Fastboot Enhance GUI Tool for dummies
CHANGELOG: Guide v1.0 - Warn that Lineage cannot be flashed on A12 firmware. Guide v1.1 - Update guide for flashing Lineage after complete conversion and updates so phone is fully converted first. There are THREE firmware versions for the N200...
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